Gov. Test Review

Legislative Branch

100

Proportion of Congress needed to pass a bill

>50%

200

How many Reps?

435

300

List an enumerated power of Congress

Tax, declare war, etc.

400

List a concurrent power

tax, etc.

500

Age requirement for House of Reps

25 years olf

Executive Branch

100

Wording of the citizenship requirement for the President

Natural born citizen

200

What can executive orders do (two parts)?

Powers laid out in congress or delegated by Congress

300

name a crime that a president can be impeached for

treason, bribery, high crimes

400

Name one of the ways Executive Orders are balanced by another branch

Judicial can rule it unconstitutional

Congress can make laws that take away power from the President or can sabotage their appointees or agenda

500

List two of the roles of the President and what they mean

1. 
   

   • Chief Executive

   • Chief Diplomat

   • Commander in Chief

   • Ceremonial Head of State

2. Chief Administrator

3. 
   

   1. Run the executive branch

4. Chief Legislator

5. 
   

   1. Set the general direction and shape of Congress

6. Chief of Party

7. 
   

   1. Leader of their political party (traditional, not in the Constitution)

8. Chief Citizen

9. 
   

   1. Representative of all the people

Checks and Balances

100

How does Congress check the President's power to be the Commander in Chief?

They declare war

200

How does Congress override a presidential veto?

2/3 majority

300

Impeachment is a check that which branch has on which other

legislative on both others

400

Check that the Judicial Branch has on both the others

Judicial Review

500

How does the executive branch check the Judicial branch? 2 answers

they appoint judges and have to enforce decisions

Principles

100

What is the Preamble?

1st paragraph of the Constitution

200

Proportion of Congress that has to vote to amend the Constitution

2/3

300

Clause that allows Congress to do things outside of what is specifically written so that they can accomplish their job

Necessary and Proper/Elastic

400

Powers that are specifically listed in the Constitution for Congress

Enumerated/Expressed powers

500

What is federalism

Dividing powers between federal and state governments

Misc

100

Number of articles in the Constitution

7

200

breaking up a concentration of one party into multiple districts so they can't win

cracking

300

Length of citizenship requirement for senator

9 years

400

Why is gerrymandering problematic?

It attempts to remove an accurate representation of the people's voices

500

The second way to amend the constitution that has never happened

A convention of 2/3 of the states